RONALD K. BYE
21 Clearwater Drive
Dover, NH 03820
Phone: (603) 953-4963 Email: RKBye[at]hotmail.com
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
Temporary contract for a developer/general contractor in Boston
Chief Estimator/Pre-construction Manager Feb 2009 to Nov 2009
C & L Construction Co., Inc., Greenland, NH
President & CEO, 1994 to December 2008
Vice President, 1993 to 1994
Abington Constructors, Portsmouth, NH
Project Manager, 1991 to 1993
Budel Construction Corporation, Rochester, NH
Executive Vice President, 1982 to 1991
General Manager, 1979 to 1982
Supervisor, 1975 to 1979
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PROJECT ESTIMATING
• Began estimating in 1975
• Achieved certificates from RS Means in unit price, order of magnitude, square foot, systems and computerized estimating in 1982
• Conceptual estimates (back of napkin) to detail unit price hard bid on projects ranging to $ 25 million
• Developed proprietary estimating software allowing estimating in half the time and increased detail
• Estimated all 16 CSI division with emphasis in divisions 1 through 13
• Proficient in labor burden analysis
• Proficient in change order estimating including allocations for general conditions and home office overhead as well as negotiating same
• Proficient with proforma financial analysis for development projects including cashflows and cap rate analysis
• Design/build estimating experience
• Managed up to 6 other estimators
• Highly skilled at proposal writing having written literally hundreds of professional proposal in over 30 years
• In my recent temp assignment, I bid and wrote proposals for over 50 projects in 36 weeks with combined value of over $ 75 million, ranging from conceptual (little or no plans) to full plan and spec with projects to $ 10 million
PROJECT SCHEDULING
• Began hand calculating critical path schedules in 1983
• Self-taught Primavera P3 in 1992
• Scheduled projects ranging from plant shutdown (hourly scheduling) to power plant project including structural, building shell, large and small bore piping systems and material handling systems (wood fired plant)
• Proficient in MS Project and Primavera SureTrak
• Proficient with resource and cost loaded schedules and associated budget monitoring
• Standardized and integrated scheduled tasks with cost accounting system
• Weekly updated schedules for progress and evaluate overall schedule impacts
• Evaluated potential shifts in schedule logic to bring projects back in-line with base-line schedule
• Have successfully negotiated cost and time adjustments to contract based on schedule impacts by using approved base-line as justification
• Proficient in percent completion evaluations for requisitions and earned value analysis
• Taught scheduling and project management at local vocational tech college
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT/DESIGN
• 30+ years experience handling projects from initial concept, site selection, design, permitting, and construction
• Completed more than 75 presentations to various Planning & Zoning Boards as well as various other municipal, state and private boards
• Coordinated design for projects from renovation to new facilities including restaurants, manufacturing, offices, medical clinics and retail facilities
• Historic preservation award recipient for State of Massachusetts 1996
• Historic restoration of and addition to a US Post Office Project which won a “Builder Excellence†award from the Associated Builder’s and Contractors 2002
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Managed up to 5 other project managers
• 35 years increasing supervisory/management positions including supervisor and project manager
• Completed projects with various agreements such as; T&M, GMP, competitive bid and CM
• 30 years experience with AIA documentation
• Strong track record of effective problem solving
• BOCA Certified in building codes and experience with municipal building departments
• Experienced with Federal Government Contracting and Federal Acquisition Regulations
EDUCATION:
Extensive class work at various institutions including University of New Hampshire, University of Southern Maine, Northeastern University and Franklin Pierce College
Subjects including Business Management, computer science, economics, architectural design, strength of materials, HVAC systems design and real estate development
COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Advanced computer knowledge and skills including network administration, creating complex relational spreadsheet analyses, creating templates and forms and all MS Office applications
• Advanced computer operating system skills including MS XP and Small Business Server
• Computer scheduling using MS Project, Primavera Suretrak and P3
• Developed my own estimating software (template in MS Excel) for building projects
CERTIFICATIONS:
• BOCA Certified “Building Plan Examinerâ€, 1986
• Licensed Superintendent State of Massachusetts, 1994
ASSOCIATIONS AND NON-PROFIT:
Association of US Postal Lessors, Costa Mesa, CA
National Board of Directors, 2000 to Present
Cancer Advocates Coalition
Founder and Chairman, 2006 to Present
New Hampshire Comprehensive Cancer Collaborative
Board of Directors, Co-Chair Finance Committee, 2008 to Present
State of New Hampshire Cancer Plan Oversight Board
Board of Directors, 2008 to Present
New Hampshire Racquetball Association
Board of Directors, 2001 to Present
PARTIAL LIST OF PAST PROJECTS:
• Complete exterior envelope including historical moldings, columns & custom balustrade for new $17M country club
• Complete Carpentry subcontract for 85 unit multi-family mill renovation/new construction
• Developed and/or constructed fifteen U.S. Post Offices in ME, NH, CT & MA
• Indoor pool facility Best Western Inn, Haverhill, MA
• 10,000 sf office/warehouse/training facility at Pease International Tradeport
• 5,200 sf restaurant in Wells, ME
• 19,800 sf metal building at Seabrook Station
• 43,000 sf nested tee aircraft hanger project at Pease International Tradeport
• 30,000 sf interior industrial fit-up in Portsmouth, NH
• Historic restoration of railroad station in Andover, MA
• Interior fit-up of an old high school for Senior Housing, Rockport, MA
• 20MW wood fired power generation plant
• Dry dock rehab for the U.S. Navy
• Various retail, office, manufacturing and warehouse projects
• Various hospital, doctor offices and clinic renovation projects
• Specialized pulp and paper
• Various other renovation, addition and new construction
• Projects ranging in size from a few thousand to 20 million dollars
PARTIAL LIST OF PAST CLIENTS:
• Portsmouth Regional Hospital
• CE Floyd, Inc
• Laboratory Holdings Corp, Portsmouth, NH
• BJ’s Warehouse
• Tavern Realty Trust
• Sawyers Mill Associates
• Erie Scientific, Portsmouth, NH
• NECB Data Systems, Portsmouth, NH
• Corporate Access, Andover, MA
• Sundog Steak and Seafood Company, Wells, ME
• United States Postal Service (various locations in ME, NH, MA & CT)
• United States Navy
• United States Air Force
• University Systems of New Hampshire
• Morton International, Seabrook, NH
• Salomon International, Georgetown, MA
• Dover Housing Authority
• Anchorage Inns, Portsmouth, NH
• Nike/Cole-Haan Shoe, Portsmouth, NH
• Timberland Corporation, Stratham, NH
• Cutler Associates, Worcester, MA
• ADP Marshall Contractors, Providence, RI
• Best Western Lodge, Haverhill, MA
• Housing Partnership, Portsmouth, NH
• City of Rochester
• Harris Graphics, Dover, NH
• Wentworth-Douglas Hospital, Dover, NH
• Lydall Technical Papers, Rochester, NH
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